Apple seeks patent for its “Notification Center” in iOS

We can hear the giggles from the Android clan already, indeed we can. Apparently, Apple thinks it is on to something special with its application titled, “Systems and Methods for Displaying Notifications Received from Multiple Applications.”

We know what you are thinking, Android had this type of thing running years before it was even a twinkle in the eye of iOS. In fact, Google’s filing for Android’s “notification bar” was back in 2009. However, there are indeed quite a few differences between the platforms. The commonality is “pulling down the shade” to view them and that is about it. Apple’s centralized notification incorporates more “widget” type functions whereas that feature is commonplace all over the Android user experience.

This filing by Apple was done back in June 2012. Since Samsung has alleged that Apple’s centralized notifications for iOS infringes on active patents (assumed to mean the “notification bar”), this will no doubt play a role and make an appearance in future legal drama as the proceedings between Apple and Samsung continue.

From where do you see innovation in that? It's clear that apple just took the notification shade from android, added a weather and stock "widget" (so they call it) and put it in the iOS. Google could sue them, but didn't. It's clear stealling

Please pull your head out of your butt-pucker or rather pull that Apple you have stuffed up in there! Its called highway robbery if they get awarded this patent...Apple is done mate!
I'll support Apple when Is ee true innovation come out...I give them credit where its due...the original iPhone, the iPhone 4/4s and the iPad 2...the list stops right there!

It is called gaming the patent process. Even if Apple can convince an examiner to grant a patent, it won't stand up to an invalidity challenge. Google's notification center application pre-dates Apple's application by 3 years.

the only thing left for apple to do is to claim inventing android"lol !!!
and the Judges might even give them a patent
this is becoming to be very annoying
iam really surprised why google didnt sue apple for this

Good artists copy, steal, patent and sue. I thought they said Android was the stolen product. Maybe one day Apple will actually invent something rather than stealing others' creations.....just not today.

Legitimate patents are one way a company can protect itself from other companies that blatently steal Hardware/Software designs and call them their own. However, Apple is trying to patent sometimg that Android has been doing generically for years. Steve Jobs is gone - wise up Tim Cook, and foster an environment of innovation within Apple - not one of constant litigation. Karma (or whatever you want to refer to it as) will come back to bite you (PUN intended)

WOW!!! What an innovation...Apple is truly innovative in implementing and patenting android features
So...Apple is ready to release iPhone 5S with new state of the art innovation...ifans have to queue up once again...
Important note: it is time to sue android / Samsung / Google to have such features implemented years ahead

apple has become too ridiculous, first they patented stylus technology, which was brought back to popular by samsung with Gnote. now they want to patent notification shade which was brought to a popular feature by android. widgets on a notification shade was used by samsung even from Galaxy S

That's their only innovation --- steal | copy | patent (in USA) -- now as they are completely bereft of all originality and ideas. Android is moving too fast for Apple to really catchup. Apple is like Beetle and Harley D ... outdated stuff at premium price and if they don't correct this they will have progressively lower market share because it's very difficult to fol all the people all the time :)

Only 10 years in the future? First, it will take Apple 5 years to acknowledge they need to change iOS because it is the reason they are losing market share. Then, it will take another 5 years to design and code a JB clone. Then, the lawyers will get served a notice of infringement by Google on the eve of releasing iJB. IJB gets released anyway and Google gets a sales ban and iJB never sees the light of day because of all the patents (original patent plus follow-on Continuations) Google has on Android.

Of course, Apple could become an Android licensee, and they could have real Android running on the iToys in maybe 2 years time....

This is epic, I mean can you see the fail so hard? Honestly they have been piling up these kinds of parents here and there, now to get it declined! If I where Google I would be there already asking why my patent has yet to be approved and getting that request invalidated

yea, but we all expect Apple to continue to be the self richeous hippocrit patent troll they have been for years. Next they are gonna try to patent a green robot shaped mascot.. and the USTPO will probably give it to them. lol

I can't speak for everyone that dislikes Apple, but, stuff like this is why I can't support them. I personally find their products very boring and don't have enough customization for me. But, I can understand why some people love their products. To each his own I guess. They should in no way be awarded a patent for this. I am keeping hope since the patent office invalidated a few of Apple useless patents, they are waking up and this will be rejected.

I wish there was a better way of protecting software other than patents. Wouldn't copy writing things be better? Do other software companies patent things or is it just the mobile industry? If so why don't we hear about companies like Norton and McAfee warring it out in court? Both of their anti virus software does the same thing.

I can understand using the patent system for hardware but using it for software just doesnt make sense to me. Anybody known why?

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